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Krays ‘son’s’ drug horror

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August 29, 2016
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GANGSTER Reggie Kray’s ‘adopted’ son Peter Gillett swallowed a bag of heroin when police searched the house he was in, a court heard.

Gillett, 43, of Apsley Close, Bewbush, admitted unlawful possession of controlled Class A drug heroin when he faced Crawley Magistrates Court.

He was found with 6.872grams of the substance when a search warrant was issued to investigate a property in Caburn Court, Southgate.

Gillett hastily swallowed a bag of heroin on the arrival of the police and a bag similar to that he swallowed was found close to his head after he collapsed on the floor.

Another was found in his hand after he arrived at hospital.

Katherine Travis, prosecuting, said: “He went into a coma and was unconscious for seven days.

“The heroin was cut with a number of other substances. The street value was approximately 250.”

Gillett, who has claimed in the past Kray befriended him during their time in prison together and has insisted Reggie “sort of adopted him”, has suffered permanent damage from swallowing the large quantity of drugs.

Geoff White, defending, said: “It is not clear how much he swallowed but it was enough to permanently damage him.

“He is now having difficulty walking and remembering and functioning at all.

“He has done irreparable damage to his nervous system. He has had substantial prison sentences in the past and while in prison he became addicted to controlled drugs. On his release he was heavily addicted.

“He has realised his addiction has taken him close to the end and he has resolved never to take drugs again.”

Gillett was given a conditional discharge for three years and was ordered to pay 70 costs.

Crawley Observer

Six more jailed for violence during Dover demonstrations

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August 26, 2016
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A further six men have been jailed for their involvement in violent demonstrations in Dover last January.

More than 70 people have been arrested in connection with the wide-scale disturbance on Saturday 30 January 2016, of whom 26 have since been sent to prison for offences ranging from violent disorder and affray to criminal damage and possession of an offensive weapon.

A further 27 have been charged and have court appearances scheduled for the weeks and months to come, while detectives continue to make further arrests and investigate other offences committed on the day.

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On Thursday 25 August the following men were sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court:

James Whitbread, 39, of Mooring Road, Rochester, was jailed for four years after being found guilty of violent disorder. He was seen on footage covering his face and throwing items towards opposition protestors. He also assaulted a man.

Deaton Whitbread, 22, of Mooring Road, Rochester, received a three-year custodial sentence after being found guilty of violent disorder. He was filmed throwing an item at opposition protestors and breaking through a police cordon.

Roy Price, 51, of Bagleys Spring in Romford, Essex, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment after admitting violent disorder. He was caught on camera shouting at and pushing two police officers, and also threw objects including a brick at opposition protestors. He must also serve an additional six months in prison after CS gas and a quantity of drugs were found during a search of his home address.

Nicholas Cullin, 40, of Robins Path in Benfleet, Essex, was jailed for two years after pleading guilty to violent disorder. He was seen on footage throwing objects including a bottle at opposition protestors, and engaging in other general violence.

Richard Williams, 31, from Bryngwran in Anglesey, Wales, received a two-year custodial sentence after admitting violent disorder. He was filmed kicking a man who was already being assaulted by a fellow protestor, as well as throwing objects at others.

Nathan Waller, 18, of Maes Meurig in Anglesey, Wales, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to violent disorder. He was caught on camera assaulting a man with a number of other protestors.

Appalling violence

Detective Constable Kirsty Bricknell of Kent Police said: ‘Today marks the highest number of offenders sentenced on one day since the investigation into offences committed on 30 January began, and I am very happy with the results.

‘These six men contributed to some of the most appalling violence I have ever witnessed, causing a great deal of anguish for the people of Dover who were unfortunate enough to have had their town identified as the location for these demonstrations.

‘Kent Police has a statutory duty to facilitate peaceful protest but it has become obvious that many of those who attended on the day had no intention of doing anything other than fighting with those who held differing opinions to themselves.

‘Their behaviour was unacceptable and I hope these results send a clear message that such criminal actions will not be tolerated in Dover or anywhere else in Kent.’

Photos (clockwise from top left) – Deaton Whitbread, James Whitbread, Nicholas Cullin, Richard Williams, Roy Price and Nathan Waller.

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Right wing thug Shaun Jones apologises to Dover people from prison cell after riots

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August 19, 2016
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A right wing supporter – associated with nationalist protest group North West Infidels – has made a prison cell apology to the people of Dover!

Shaun Jones, who is serving a four-year jail term for biting off a man’s ear at a wedding, also promised a judge he intends to change his ways.

The 36-year-old appeared by prison video link after admitting violent disorder during the riots in Dover in January.

He refused to have a barrister and mitigated for himself, telling Judge Adele Williams: “I would like to apologise to the people of Dover, Kent. My behaviour was unacceptable.

“Violent demonstrations are not the way forward…peaceful demonstrations are. I was in the wrong and I’m sorry.”

Prosecutor Alex Rooke told Canterbury Crown Court how Jones travelled from his home in Eccles near Manchester to take part in the demonstrations.

He was seen carrying an English flag when he confronted police officers near Effingham Crescent in Dover shouting: “Come on then!”

Jones was told by officers to get back but raised the flag and told an officer to “f*** off” – before later being seen on CCTV throwing a piece of wood a left-wing supporters.

Mr Rooke said his image was sent to police forces across the UK and was identified by Met officers in London.

Three months later the far-right thug – who ran a successful removals business – bit off a man’s ear after being confronted for gate-crashing an 18th birthday party buffet and helping himself to food.

A Manchester Crown Court sentencing hearing was told he turned violent after he and his twin brother were told they couldn’t have any more sandwiches.

Now Jones has told Judge Williams he has signed up for courses in prison to address his violent behaviour.

He said: “I know you have heard this before but I want to address my behaviour. I don’t want to come back to court again…but time will tell.

“I am 36, been married for 15 years and had a business and I risk losing the lot unless I change my ways. I want to do this for myself.”

He added his life had been “on a downward spiral for the past few years” and added: “To be honest I am only starting to realise that my jail sentences are getting longer and longer..it is time for me to stop.”

Judge Williams gave him an 18-month sentence and ordered it to be served consecutively with his present jail term.

Dover Express

This thug wanted for violence in Dover is now behind bars after giving an online interview

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August 17, 2016
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A violent thug wanted for violence in Dover has been arrested after detectives spotted him in an online interview on a current affairs website.

Josh Downey, 22, from Worcestershire was caught on camera chucking large planks of wood at rival protesters in Folkestone Road and Effington Street on January 30.

His address and other details were announced in the interview and he was arrested shortly afterwards on May 11.

Downey appeared at Canterbury Crown Court on August 12 and pleaded guilty to one count of violent disorder. He was jailed for 18 months.

Detective Sergeant Matthew Smith of Kent Police said: “Although Josh Downey gave us a head start by allowing his details to be published online, my officers have shown they are more than capable of identifying those responsible through good old fashioned police work and a determination to succeed.

“His 18-month sentence is further proof of how serious these cases are being treated by the courts, and I hope the people of Dover are as pleased as I am with the positive results we have received thus far.”

Dover Express

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Maidstone Services rioter who smashed up a coach on his way to Dover demos jailed

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August 13, 2016
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A right-wing supporter who became involved in a bust-up with rival left-wingers at Maidstone Services has today been jailed for three years.

Callum Lambe, 27, was in a coach load of activists heading to demonstrations in Dover when they pulled in at Junction 8 of the M20.

Within minutes, coaches carrying other demonstrators arrived and the two groups began a pitch battle in front of terrified diners and service staff, Canterbury Crown Court heard.

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Lambe, from London, was seen using a hammer which he had grabbed from an emergency panel, to smash every window in a rival coach.

Judge Adele Williams said: “Those people at the service station must have been absolutely terrified.”

Lambe, who admitted violent disorder, was jailed for three years after he appeared by prison video link from Elmley.

It was later revealed how he has previous convictions for racially aggravated assaults and possessing parts of a firearm and was jailed in 2010 for five years.

Prosecutor Paul Valder said: “Five coaches carrying left wingers arrived at the service station followed by coaches with right-wingers, including the defendant.

“As the right-wing supporters disembarked, the left-wingers were waiting for them and effectively ambushed them.”

The court heard how 40 protesters then took part in a pitch battle, picking up paving slabs, smashing them into smaller pieces to use as missiles.

Mr Valder added: “These were then hurled from one side to the other, along with bins and punches were exchanged – not only in the car park but also inside the services .

“People there were aghast at what they saw. The manager of a McDonalds Restaurant told how he saw between 40 to 50 men, many dressed in black with their faces covered, throwing bottles, bricks and bins at each other.”

The prosecutor said the manager then saw Lambe go up to a coach, armed with a red hammer which he used to shatter “every single screen” of one of the coaches, costing an estimated £16,000 to replace.

Mr Valder said that another protester, armed with a stick, carried on attacking the coach and threatening the driver.

The court heard how police later found the hammer dumped in a bin – and traced Lambe through DNA.

Mr Valder said Lambe had received a head injury during the fight – caused by broken glass.

Adrian Crossley, defending, said Lambe had paid £20 to travel to Dover for the demonstrations in January but then discovered the coach was full of “50-year-olds, mainly skinheads”.

He added: “He had no intention whatsoever of getting involved in any violence. But after arriving at the service station he was injured and is now remorseful about how he reacted.”

In another case Thomas Fereday, 28, from Newport in Wales was jailed for 16 months after admitting violent disorder.

The court heard how he was spotted throwing stones during the fighting.

Judge Williams told him: “This was serious violence on the streets of Dover and will not be tolerated.”

Kent Online

Violent thug jailed for 10 months after chucking missiles at Dover protests

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August 12, 2016
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Lee Finn has been sentenced to 10 months in jail.

A violent thug from South Wales has been jailed for 10 months after lobbing missiles at rival protestors in Dover.

Lee Finn, 34, travelled to 240 miles from Blaina to Dover to attend a far-right demonstration on January 30.

He was caught on camera chucking objects. Finn handed himself in after police executed a search warrant at his home address.

He pleaded guilty to violent disorder and was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court on Wednesday August 10.

Detective Sergeant Matthew Smith said: “More than 20 people have now been sentenced for violent acts committed on the day.

“There are still many more cases to be heard, which is testament to the work of the investigation team who continue to work to bring those responsible to justice.

“Lee Finn and others like him should now be in no doubt that such despicable behaviour will not to be tolerated here in Kent.”

Dover Express

Racist yob loses prison sentence appeal

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August 10, 2016
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A RACIST yob from Harlow who was branded a “disgrace to the values of this country” after making Nazi salutes and unleashing a torrent of anti-semitic abuse in a London pub has failed in a bid to have his prison sentence reduced.

John Patrick Hennigan (46), of Long Banks, Harlow, was caged for 21 months after he was convicted at the Old Bailey in October of breaching an anti-social behaviour order for the seventh time.

He has now lost his application to have the sentence cut when judges at the Court of Appeal ruled it was “richly deserved”.

Judge Michael Stokes QC said Hennigan was barred from using foul, threatening, racist or abusive language under the terms of an ASBO imposed in 2005.

But he flouted the order when he went to The Magpie pub at Bishopsgate in central London – from which he had been barred twice before – in February of last year.

“He had been seen to make Nazi salutes and engaged in racist and anti-semitic language and, when the manager required him to leave, he resisted”, said the judge.

Hennigan continued to make racist remarks and started singing an offensive song associated with the English Defence League. When he was told the police had been called he continued to resist and said ‘If I were a Jew, you wouldn’t be doing this.’

Hennigan also hurled abuse at police officers, calling one a “f***** pathetic little creature” as he was arrested.

In his grounds for appeal, Hennigan claimed the trial judge over-rated the seriousness of the breach and had imposed a sentence which he descirbed as “manifestly excessive”.

But Judge Stokes, sitting with Lord Justice Leveson and Mr Justice Nicol, rejected the appeal, saying: “Hennigan’s behaviour in a crowded pub could have led to serious disorder.

“He takes no notice of court orders, which is in itself a serious aggravating feature, and a significant custodial sentence was inevitable in this case.

“We have considered the grounds of appeal but reject arguments that the judge erred. This sentence was not wrong in principle or manifestly excessive; on the contrary, it was fully justified and richly deserved.”

Harlow Star

Judge tells man ‘you’re a bit of a c*** yourself’ as she jails him for vile racist insults

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August 10, 2016
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Vile John Hennigan also banged on the glass panel of the dock, performed a Nazi salute and twice shouted “Sieg Heil” before starting to sing “Jews gas them all”

A judge stunned a courtroom by using the C-word as she jailed a racist thug.

Vile John Hennigan, 50, was being sentenced by Judge Patricia Lynch QC when he told her she was “a bit of a c***”

But, taking no prisoners, the judge immediately retorted: “You are a bit of a c*** yourself. Being offensive to me doesn’t help.”

Hennigan shouted back: “Go f*** yourself.”

“You too,” replied the judge

The court heard Hennigan has 23 convictions for 47 offences, many of them involving Nazi salutes and racist incidents

The court heard Hennigan has 23 convictions for 47 offences, many of them involving Nazi salutes and racist incidents

The court heard Hennigan has 23 convictions for 47 offences, many of them involving Nazi salutes and racist incidents

Judge Lynch dropped the C-bomb as she jailed Hennigan for 18 months for insulting a black Caribbean mother.

He told Tanisha Ford: “I don’t agree with inter-racial relationships. I like natural” later adding: “I prefer white children”.

The court heard Hennigan has 23 convictions for 47 offences, many of them involving Nazi salutes and racist incidents.

The latest offence, committed in his hometown of Harlow, Essex, was his ninth breach of an ASBO banning him from acting in an anti social way or using racist language.

In October 2012 he was seen performing a Nazi salute in a central London pub and calling black people vile racial slurs.

Describing Tanisha’s reaction to Hennigan’s racist outburst, Prosecutor Lynne Shirley said: “She was shocked and surprised.

“The incident made her feel very upset, hurt, out of place and distressed. She was alarmed her children had to listen to the comments.”

While sentencing Hennigan at Chelmsford Crown Court on Tuesday, Judge Lynch told him: “Your offence is thoroughly unpleasant and repeated breaches of this order using the most unpleasant of language and causing distress.

“It’s said custody would be distressing for you but it seems you never learn.

“This is the ninth time you have breached this order, the same offensive, racist comments and you don’t deserve another chance.”

It was at this point that Hennigan began talking directly to the judge and swearing at her.

Following their c-word exchange Hennigan banged on the glass panel of the dock, performed a Nazi salute and twice shouted “Sieg Heil” before starting to sing “Jews gas them all….”

Judge Lynch, still speaking in a measured tone, commented: “We are all really impressed. Take him down.”

It isn’t the first time the judge has been in the limelight.

Last year, Judge Lynch apologised for not jailing a pervert pensioner who abused teenage girls.

She spoke out after Michael Taylor admitted sexually assaulting two youngsters at Mistley Place Park animal sanctuary.

The 75-year-old groomed, kissed and groped the two girls, forcing kisses on them and touching one teen’s breasts.

Taylor admitted the sickening acts and was sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court however he avoided jail after Judge Lynch said her hands were tied by strict sentencing guidelines.

She told the victims and their families she wanted to pass a longer than minimum prison term, possibly suspended but due to the guidelines she could only pass down a 36-month community order.
Daily Mirror

Demonstrator jailed for causing £16,000 damage to coach

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August 10, 2016
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Callum Lambe has been jailed for three years

A demonstrator who caused £16,000 damage to a coach by smashing its windows with an emergency hammer has been jailed for three years.

Callum Lambe, of no fixed address, was involved in fighting at the M20 Junction 8 service station near Maidstone, at about 10.30am on January 30, 2016.

The 26-year-old was a passenger on board a coach transporting activists to a demonstration in Dover that stopped at the same time as a number of other vehicles containing passengers planning to hold a counter-protest.

Fighting broke out between both groups and a number of objects including bricks, bottles and wooden pallets were thrown.

Lambe was caught on CCTV smashing the windows of a coach, and forensic evidence was also found on an emergency hammer that had been thrown in a nearby bin.

He was arrested at an address in West Norwood, London, on February 25 this year and later pleaded guilty to charges of violent disorder and criminal damage.

Lambe was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court today (August 9).

Investigating officer detective constable Hilary Bell, of Kent Police, said: “If Lambe and others could not control themselves during a rest break at a service station, I very much doubt they would have been capable of holding a peaceful protest in Dover.

“Whatever their difference in opinions, there can never be an excuse for this sort of violence to exist between two groups of people and Lambe was very much at the heart of the trouble that broke out that morning.

“There was no reason for him to smash the windows of the coach and this mindless act of vandalism has contributed to the lengthy prison sentence he has now received.

“Fortunately the officers who attended the service station that morning were able to prevent those involved from travelling to Dover, where I’m sure they would have been involved in further incidents of aggression.”

Meanwhile, Thomas Fereday, of Grosmont Way in Newport, South Wales, has been jailed for 16 months after travelling to Dover for the sole purpose of attending the demonstrations.

Thomas Fereday

Thomas Fereday

The 28-year-old took part in the disorder throughout the day and was caught on camera throwing numerous objects at opposition protestors.

Fereday handed himself in on May 12 after hearing that police had executed a search warrant at his home address. He too was sentenced today.
The Courier

Man sentenced for racially-aggravated Tube attack in Clapham

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August 10, 2016
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An unemployed man has been sentenced to a year in jail for a racially aggravated attack at Clapham South station.

Callum Lambe, 21, of Loughborough Junction, was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court for the attack on October 17, 2009, when he forced open the gates to the station shortly after 3am, seemingly wanting to buy a ticket.

The station cleaner believed he had been drinking and asked him to leave but he refused.

After witnessing what was happening on CCTV the nighttime supervisor made an announcement for Lambe to leave, but the thug grabbed the cleaner by the neck, pushing him backwards, and was heard making racist remarks towards him.

When removed by police Lambe continued to racially abuse the cleaner and spat in the supervisor’s face.

During a struggle he sustained a cut hand and headbutted the supervisor.

Lambe was sent to St Thomas’ Hospital because of the cut, but was refused treatment when he turned aggressive and chanted anti-black slogans.

He was taken to Kennington police station and charged with racially aggravated assault.

Aidan Harris, manager of London Underground’s workplace violence unit, said: “This was an appalling act of violence and racist abuse against our staff.

“We are extremely happy with the sentence Lambe received and will continually work closely with British Transport Police (BTP) to ensure if people attack our staff they will always face the sternest of penalties.”

BTP Detective Chief Inspector Kate Shaw described Lambe’s actions as “disgraceful”.

In court Lambe was found guilty of racially aggravated assault, spitting at the supervisor, and causing racially aggravated harassment, alarm and distress at St Thomas’ Hospital.

Local Guardian